Best stress test?

"Larc" <larc-news.DeleteThis@saturnlink.net> wrote in message
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> I'm sure this has been discussed here, but a search turned up nothing.
> What's a good (hopefully free) computer hardware stress test? I
> downloaded Prime95, but instructions are about as clear as mud (run it
> on the Internet or not?). Also, there's mention of running it for
> days on end. I don't have time for that. I've already run Memtest86+
> for 24 hours with no errors.
>
> I'm having occasional freeze/reboot problems when I'm running a
> particular program (Newsleecher 3.9b11). And I need to make sure my
> computer isn't at fault before I start pointing fingers.
>
Have you checked your Event Viewer ?.
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:42:19 GMT, "meerkat" <unknown.TakeThisOut@athome.com>
wrote:

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>"Larc" <larc-news.TakeThisOut@saturnlink.net> wrote in message
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>> I'm sure this has been discussed here, but a search turned up nothing.
>> What's a good (hopefully free) computer hardware stress test? I
>> downloaded Prime95, but instructions are about as clear as mud (run it
>> on the Internet or not?). Also, there's mention of running it for
>> days on end. I don't have time for that. I've already run Memtest86+
>> for 24 hours with no errors.
>>
>> I'm having occasional freeze/reboot problems when I'm running a
>> particular program (Newsleecher 3.9b11). And I need to make sure my
>> computer isn't at fault before I start pointing fingers.
>>
>Have you checked your Event Viewer ?.

Yes, but that doesn't indicate any problem when the reboot occurs.

Larc



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On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:37:15 -0500, Larc <larc-news DeleteThis @saturnlink.net>
wrote:

> a good (hopefully free) computer hardware stress test?

4 CPU only
CpuBurn4 suite with detailed explained its behaviour
http://www.benchtest.com/calc.html#stress
already prepaired 16kb test
http://users.volja.net/jerman55/Burn-In.zip
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:01:34 +0100, Spajky <Spajky@##volja.net> wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:37:15 -0500, Larc <larc-news RemoveThis @saturnlink.net>
>wrote:
>
>> a good (hopefully free) computer hardware stress test?
>
>4 CPU only
>CpuBurn4 suite with detailed explained its behaviour
>http://www.benchtest.com/calc.html#stress
>already prepaired 16kb test
>http://users.volja.net/jerman55/Burn-In.zip

Thanks very much, Spajky. I just ran the test, but am not sure how
much it really stressed my CPU. It ran for a little over 21 minutes
of the suggested 15 to 20 minutes and the highest the temp got was 44C
only once and for no more than a second. It mainly stayed in the 39
to 41C range. But that's considerably higher than the temp ever gets
when I'm running the program I'm having the freeze/reboot problem
with.

Of course there were no errors in the 500+ MB zip file of MP3s I
checked four times immediately after the test.

Actually, I've seen temps a couple of degrees higher when I'm running
VirtualDub to process movies. Maybe that's a good enough stress test?

This CPU tends to run rather cool, though. It usually idles in the 22
to 24C range per SpeedFan.

Larc



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